Indian Classical Dance

Several lines of students are mid bounce/step, focused on executing the choreography. All face front toward a wall lined with mirrors. The instructor stands in the middle of the front row of dancers. Participants wear a variety of athletic wear–workout sweats, tanks, shorts, long-sleeve zip ups–and most dance in sneakers.
Photo: Kirwei Lo
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A woman in bright purple and pink short sleeves with gold trim, kneels, her left knee on the floor, the other obscured by the pleats of fabric between the legs of her costume. She rests her right hand, palm drawn with henna, gently against her cheek, seeming to hold that arm up with her left hand. Her face is tilted up, her eyes closed, and her mouth drawn tight as though pleading or sorrowful.
Image by Kutty Photography.
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Photo: © Jacques-Jean Tiziou / www.jjtiziou.net
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